[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 522

"I'll take care of any breaks you have, and in return, you give me a better deal on bulk ordering fresh produce than any of your current clients. I'll collapse any break you have in the future too, and in return, I want to make a trade route connecting my settlement in Sector 2 to your land here in Sector 3."

The middle aged man named Carson thinks for a moment but makes a decision rather quickly and nods, pointing to another shed on the property behind the large red barn that the kid and old man went into earlier in our meeting.

"Deal. I'll sell you crops at our break-even price for a lifetime if you can provide quick and stable protection to our land. We've wanted to cut ties with the Association for decades, but no one else is capable of making it this far out into the Dark Continent because of the control over their transportation crystals."

He begins to walk over to the shed behind the barn and motions for us to follow.

"The trade route you speak of would raise some political issues with many of the villages and towns in this area. We live a simple life here, and we do not want to get mixed up in world politics. We would rather live off the land and never have had the dungeons form here in the first place. However, if these breaks aren't taken care of soon, there won't be much farm left for us to negotiate over."

I listen to his words as the entrance to the shed comes into view.

A small blue and white plane with a tarp over the back half of it and a dirty propeller on the front comes into my vision as he speaks again.

"If we fly now, it will only take 3 or 4 hours to make it down the river and to the breaks. All nearby villages have evacuated already."

I turn to Lith, and he shakes his head.

"We don't have time for this. Maybe 30 minutes at most considering the time we spent in Sector 4 and here already. The Bedrock Region is our next stop, and they're not a party you want to upset. Being punctual in their territory is necessary. Right under the Vice and Apex region, they have the potential to be one of your biggest clients. First impressions are important. Trust me."

I can see Carson's expression drop to one of sadness, as I'm sure he knows exactly where this is going. Based on what he's already told us about the Association and Solara, money has always gotten in the way of helping others in his line of work.

I let out a sigh and turn to him with my arms crossed.

"Where's the break? Point to it and give me an approximate distance."

He lifts his head with a confused look but still points off into the rolling cornfields and long winding river and speaks.

"About 200 kilometers that way. If we follow the river and maybe catch some air currents, we could get there in under 3 hours."

I turn to Ember and nod.

"Watch these two for me real quick. I'll be back in 30."

He grins and doesn't respond because I've already started flying through the air toward the direction the man pointed.

I close my eyes and fly high enough in the air that I can use my full extreme speed, wind magic, telekinesis on myself, and even soul energy to power my footsteps through the air and not affect the landscape below me.

I use enemy detection and my All-Seeing Eye the whole time, flying over small towns and hundreds of fields with kilometers of farmland and thousands of workers in the fields.

There are small E and D-Grade dungeons scattered throughout the landscape, but I don't stop to check them out. I just keep following the river faster than the speed of sound.